diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/IntentSyncTest.java b/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/IntentSyncTest.java
index 1af0914..857f49a 100644
--- a/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/IntentSyncTest.java
+++ b/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/IntentSyncTest.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
 import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.onlab.junit.TestUtils;
 import org.onlab.junit.TestUtils.TestUtilsException;
@@ -59,13 +58,16 @@
 
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.*;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
-import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.onosproject.sdnip.TestIntentServiceHelper.eqExceptId;
 
 /**
  * This class tests the intent synchronization function in the
  * IntentSynchronizer class.
  */
-@Ignore //FIXME
 public class IntentSyncTest extends AbstractIntentTest {
 
     private SdnIpConfigurationService sdnIpConfigService;
@@ -237,11 +239,7 @@
                                                   ingressPoints, SW1_ETH1);
 
         // Setup the expected intents
-// FIXME Jono needs to refactor
-//        IntentOperations.Builder builder = IntentOperations.builder(APPID);
-//        builder.addSubmitOperation(intent);
-//        intentService.execute(TestIntentServiceHelper.eqExceptId(
-//                builder.build()));
+        intentService.submit(eqExceptId(intent));
         replay(intentService);
 
         intentSynchronizer.leaderChanged(true);
@@ -299,11 +297,8 @@
                         ingressPoints, SW4_ETH1);
 
         // Setup the expected intents
-// FIXME Jono needs to refactor
-//        IntentOperations.Builder builder = IntentOperations.builder(APPID);
-//        builder.addSubmitOperation(intent);
-//        intentService.execute(
-//                TestIntentServiceHelper.eqExceptId(builder.build()));
+        intentService.submit(eqExceptId(intent));
+
         replay(intentService);
 
         // Run the test
@@ -371,15 +366,8 @@
         // Set up test expectation
         reset(intentService);
         // Setup the expected intents
-// FIXME Jono needs to refactor
-//        IntentOperations.Builder builder = IntentOperations.builder(APPID);
-//        builder.addWithdrawOperation(addedIntent.id());
-//        intentService.execute(TestIntentServiceHelper.eqExceptId(
-//                builder.build()));
-//        builder = IntentOperations.builder(APPID);
-//        builder.addSubmitOperation(intentNew);
-//        intentService.execute(TestIntentServiceHelper.eqExceptId(
-//                builder.build()));
+        intentService.withdraw(eqExceptId(addedIntent));
+        intentService.submit(eqExceptId(intentNew));
         replay(intentService);
 
         // Call the update() method in IntentSynchronizer class
@@ -423,11 +411,7 @@
         // Set up expectation
         reset(intentService);
         // Setup the expected intents
-// FIXME Jono needs to refactor
-//        IntentOperations.Builder builder = IntentOperations.builder(APPID);
-//        builder.addWithdrawOperation(addedIntent.id());
-//        intentService.execute(TestIntentServiceHelper.eqExceptId(
-//                builder.build()));
+        intentService.withdraw(eqExceptId(addedIntent));
         replay(intentService);
 
         // Call the update() method in IntentSynchronizer class
diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/PeerConnectivityManagerTest.java b/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/PeerConnectivityManagerTest.java
index 0088d92..ed703b9 100644
--- a/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/PeerConnectivityManagerTest.java
+++ b/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/PeerConnectivityManagerTest.java
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.*;
+import static org.onosproject.sdnip.TestIntentServiceHelper.eqExceptId;
 
 /**
  * Unit tests for PeerConnectivityManager.
  */
-@Ignore
 public class PeerConnectivityManagerTest extends AbstractIntentTest {
 
     private static final ApplicationId APPID = new ApplicationId() {
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@
 
         // Setup the expected intents
         for (Intent intent : intentList) {
-            intentService.submit(intent);
+            intentService.submit(eqExceptId(intent));
         }
         replay(intentService);
 
diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/TestIntentServiceHelper.java b/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/TestIntentServiceHelper.java
index 98ce292..feb10fe 100644
--- a/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/TestIntentServiceHelper.java
+++ b/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/TestIntentServiceHelper.java
@@ -43,20 +43,6 @@
         return intent;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Matcher method to set the expected intent operations to match against
-     * (ignoring the intent ID for each intent).
-     *
-     * param intentOperations the expected Intent Operations
-     * @return the submitted Intent Operations
-     */
-    /*
-    static IntentOperations eqExceptId(IntentOperations intentOperations) {
-        reportMatcher(new IdAgnosticIntentOperationsMatcher(intentOperations));
-        return intentOperations;
-    }
-    */
-
     /*
      * EasyMock matcher that matches {@link Intent} but
      * ignores the {@link IntentId} when matching.
@@ -67,6 +53,8 @@
      * the solution is to use an EasyMock matcher that verifies that all the
      * value properties of the provided intent match the expected values, but
      * ignores the intent ID when testing equality.
+     *
+     * FIXME this currently does not take key into account
      */
     private static final class IdAgnosticIntentMatcher implements
                 IArgumentMatcher {
@@ -104,109 +92,4 @@
         }
     }
 
-    /*
-     * EasyMock matcher that matches {@link IntenOperations} but
-     * ignores the {@link IntentId} when matching.
-     * <p/>
-     * The normal intent equals method tests that the intent IDs are equal,
-     * however in these tests we can't know what the intent IDs will be in
-     * advance, so we can't set up expected intents with the correct IDs. Thus,
-     * the solution is to use an EasyMock matcher that verifies that all the
-     * value properties of the provided intent match the expected values, but
-     * ignores the intent ID when testing equality.
-     */
-    /*
-    private static final class IdAgnosticIntentOperationsMatcher implements
-                IArgumentMatcher {
-
-        //private final IntentOperations intentOperations;
-        private String providedString;
-
-        @Override
-        public void appendTo(StringBuffer strBuffer) {
-            strBuffer.append("IntentOperationsMatcher unable to match: "
-                    + providedString);
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public boolean matches(Object object) {
-            if (!(object instanceof IntentOperations)) {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            IntentOperations providedIntentOperations =
-                (IntentOperations) object;
-            providedString = providedIntentOperations.toString();
-
-            List<IntentKey> thisSubmitIntents = new LinkedList<>();
-            List<IntentId> thisWithdrawIntentIds = new LinkedList<>();
-            List<IntentKey> thisReplaceIntents = new LinkedList<>();
-            List<IntentKey> thisUpdateIntents = new LinkedList<>();
-            List<IntentKey> providedSubmitIntents = new LinkedList<>();
-            List<IntentId> providedWithdrawIntentIds = new LinkedList<>();
-            List<IntentKey> providedReplaceIntents = new LinkedList<>();
-            List<IntentKey> providedUpdateIntents = new LinkedList<>();
-
-            extractIntents(intentOperations, thisSubmitIntents,
-                           thisWithdrawIntentIds, thisReplaceIntents,
-                           thisUpdateIntents);
-            extractIntents(providedIntentOperations, providedSubmitIntents,
-                           providedWithdrawIntentIds, providedReplaceIntents,
-                           providedUpdateIntents);
-
-            return CollectionUtils.isEqualCollection(thisSubmitIntents,
-                                                     providedSubmitIntents) &&
-                CollectionUtils.isEqualCollection(thisWithdrawIntentIds,
-                                                  providedWithdrawIntentIds) &&
-                CollectionUtils.isEqualCollection(thisUpdateIntents,
-                                                  providedUpdateIntents) &&
-                CollectionUtils.isEqualCollection(thisReplaceIntents,
-                                                  providedReplaceIntents);
-        }
-
-
-        /**
-         * Extracts the intents per operation type. Each intent is encapsulated
-         * in IntentKey so it can be compared by excluding the Intent ID.
-         *
-         * @param intentOperations the container with the intent operations
-         * to extract the intents from
-         * @param submitIntents the SUBMIT intents
-         * @param withdrawIntentIds the WITHDRAW intents IDs
-         * @param replaceIntents the REPLACE intents
-         * @param updateIntents the UPDATE intents
-         */
-        /*
-        private void extractIntents(IntentOperations intentOperations,
-                                    List<IntentKey> submitIntents,
-                                    List<IntentId> withdrawIntentIds,
-                                    List<IntentKey> replaceIntents,
-                                    List<IntentKey> updateIntents) {
-            for (IntentOperation oper : intentOperations.operations()) {
-                IntentId intentId;
-                IntentKey intentKey;
-                switch (oper.type()) {
-                case SUBMIT:
-                    intentKey = new IntentKey(oper.intent());
-                    submitIntents.add(intentKey);
-                    break;
-                case WITHDRAW:
-                    intentId = oper.intentId();
-                    withdrawIntentIds.add(intentId);
-                    break;
-                case REPLACE:
-                    intentKey = new IntentKey(oper.intent());
-                    replaceIntents.add(intentKey);
-                    break;
-                case UPDATE:
-                    intentKey = new IntentKey(oper.intent());
-                    updateIntents.add(intentKey);
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    */
 }